Changes: Channel DDD

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“	This is the world premiere of Dream Land television: Channel D...D...D!”
	— Escargoon • Un-Reality TV

“	What’s the channel for you and me? The answer’s DD[D!]”
	— Escargoon and King Dedede singing the Channel DDD jingle • (the last D is in brackets due to the channel shutting off by Tuff at the end of the episode.)

Channel DDD (Japanese: チャンネルＤＤＤ/Channel DDD) is a TV channel run by King Dedede in multiple episodes of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, primarily used in various smear campaigns and ploys against Kirby. It first appears in Un-Reality TV.

Initially, King Dedede and Escargoon used it as an elaborate ruse to make the citizens of Cappy Town believe that a monster was attacking Dream Land, when in reality it was just Escargoon in a costume. The citizens of Cappy Town were literally hypnotized; attacking Kirby while constantly uttering the phrase "Kirby must go away!" all under the impression that Kirby was the cause of the constant attacks by monsters since the beginning of the show. This plan is eventually foiled by Kirby, but the channel continued to run long after the incident.

The channel is a satirical take on real-life TV Channels, with incredible amounts of advertisements and many Dedede-centric parodies of real TV shows and movies. The shows airing on Channel DDD are sometimes integral to the plot of episodes, and frequently teach the dangers of false information spread through politically-motivated news networks and perpetuated through the tactical censorship of political enemies—usually Tiff—who is often the voice of reason in such situations because of her belief that TV is "stupid" and her skepticism of it.

Shows

This is a list of plot important shows that Channel DDD airs throughout Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Un-Reality TV

Kirby and the King
DDD News

The Pillow Case

Dreams

A Recipe for Disaster

Chef Shiitake: All About Cooking

Watermelon Felon

Dedede Undercover (Dedede Wide in Japanese)

A Dental Dilemma

DDD Special Toothpaste commercial (Technically not a show)

Cartoon Buffoon

Dedede: Coming at Ya!

A Half-Baked Battle

Dedede's One Minute Cooking
Pie Justice

The Meal Moocher

Millions for a Meal

The Kirby Quiz

The Kirby Quiz Challenge

Mabel Turns the Tables

What's my Fortune?

A Trashy Tale

Cappy Town Undercover

Other shows

This is a list of shows that are mentioned throughout the show, but aren't generally plot-important or shown.

Trivia

It is established that there are hidden cameras inside the TV sets that allow Dedede to see the viewers at home, but this is seemingly never brought up after the channel's debut episode or actually used in any episodes.
Despite claiming she despises TV, Tiff can be seen very infrequently enjoying Channel DDD, indicating she might not entirely hate TV.
Apart from Dedede himself, the resident of Dream Land that watches Channel DDD the most is Kirby.
There exists a similarly named network/group that was introduced well after the anime's end, called Channel PPP.
- Both are presumably the only news stations in Dream Land.

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+{{Non-Canon}}[[File:Channel DDD.png|thumb|Channel DDD Logo]]
+{{Quote|This is the world premiere of [[Dream Land]] television: Channel D...D...D!|[[Escargoon]]|[[Un-Reality TV]]}}
-[[File:Channel_DDD.png|thumb|250px|Channel DDD Logo]]
+{{Quote|What’s the channel for you and me? The answer’s DD[D!]|Escargoon and King Dedede singing the Channel DDD jingle|(the last D is in brackets due to the channel shutting off by Tuff at the end of the episode.)}}
+'''Channel DDD (Japanese: チャンネル{{Hover|デーデーデー/Dēdēdē|ＤＤＤ}}/Channel DDD)''' is a TV channel run by [[King Dedede]] in multiple episodes of ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', primarily used in various smear campaigns and ploys against [[Kirby]]. It first appears in [[Un-Reality TV]].
+Initially, King Dedede and [[Escargoon]] used it as an elaborate ruse to make the citizens of [[Cappy Town]] believe that a [[monster]] was attacking [[Dream Land]], when in reality it was just [[Umiushii|Escargoon in a costume]]. The citizens of Cappy Town were literally hypnotized; attacking Kirby while constantly uttering the phrase "Kirby must go away!" all under the impression that Kirby was the cause of the constant attacks by monsters since[[Kirby Comes to Cappy Town| the beginning of the show]]. This plan is eventually foiled by Kirby, but the channel continued to run long after the incident.
-{{Quote|This is the revolution of [[Dream Land]] television, Channel D...D...D!|[[Escargoon]]}}
-'''Channel DDD (Japanese: チャンネル{{Hover|デーデーデー/Dēdēdē|ＤＤＤ}}/Channel DDD)''' was a scheme that was used by [[King Dedede]] to stop [[Kirby]]. It appears in multiple episodes of ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''.
+The channel is a satirical take on real-life TV Channels, with incredible amounts of advertisements and many Dedede-centric parodies of real TV shows and movies. The shows airing on Channel DDD are sometimes integral to the plot of episodes, and frequently teach the dangers of false information spread through politically-motivated news networks and perpetuated through the tactical censorship of political enemies—usually [[Tiff]]—who is often the voice of reason in such situations because of her belief that TV is "stupid" and her skepticism of it.
-At first, this television channel seemed to be just normal, it soon became clear what its real purpose was. Dedede and [[Escargoon]] presented an elaborate ruse that made everybody in [[Cappy Town]] believe that a [[monster]] was attacking [[Dream Land]], when it was really just [[Umiushii|Escargoon in a costume]]. The citizens of Cappy Town were literally hypnotized, and caused all of the residents to attack Kirby, constantly uttering the phrase "Kirby must go away!". Even Kirby was hypnotized for a few moments.
-In many more episodes after its debut, Channel DDD was used for some other purposes, such as news articles. However, these always seem to make Dedede look like a great guy or making Kirby and/or Escargoon look bad except for one instance where Dedede was [[A Half-Baked Battle|accidentally hit by a giant pie]], which made him look funny. Some shows Dedede makes are quite important to the episode.
 ==Shows==
-This is a list of shows that King Dedede airs throughout ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''. Only the ones that play a role in certain episodes are documented.
+This is a list of plot important shows that Channel DDD airs throughout ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 ===[[Un-Reality TV]]===
 *''Kirby and the King''
 *''DDD News''
-In this episode, certain other shows were mentioned but not shown:
-* 3D Man
-* Wheel of Head Wounds
-* D R
-* King of the Kitchen
-* Snail Hunter
-* Dededeep Space 9
-* Glopzilla De-stroys Town
-* King Klong Vs The Houston Astros
-* Who Wants To Be A Dedede
-* Ultra D
 === [[The Pillow Case]] ===
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 ===[[A Recipe for Disaster]]===
-*''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon Dedemon]'' (mentioned)
 *''[[Chef Shiitake]]: All About Cooking''
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 *''Dedede Undercover ''(''{{Hover|デデデワイド/Dededewaido|Dedede Wide}}'' in Japanese)
-=== [[A Dental Dilemma|'''A Dental Dilemma''']] ===
+=== [[A Dental Dilemma]] ===
-* ''DDD Special Toothpaste commercial''
+* ''DDD Special Toothpaste commercial'' (Technically not a show)
 ===[[Cartoon Buffoon]]===
-*''Dedede Coming at Ya!''
+*''Dedede: Coming at Ya!''
 ===[[A Half-Baked Battle]]===
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 ===[[A Trashy Tale]]===
 *''Cappy Town Undercover''
+=== Other shows ===
+This is a list of shows that are mentioned throughout the show, but aren't generally plot-important or shown.
+* ''3D Man''
+* ''[[wikipedia:Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Head Wounds]]''
+* ''D R''
+* ''King of the Kitchen''
+* ''Snail Hunter''
+* ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek|Dededeep Space 9]]''
+* ''[[wikipedia:Godzilla|Glopzilla D-stroys Town]]''
+* ''[[wikipedia:King Kong (1933 film)|King Klong Vs The Houston Astros]]''
+* ''[[wikipedia:Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?|Who Wants To Be A Dedede?]]''
+* ''[[wikipedia:Everybody Loves Raymond|Everybody Loves Dedede]]''
+* ''Ultra D''
+* ''[[wikipedia:Pokémon|Dedémon]]''
 ==Trivia==
+*It is established that there are hidden cameras inside the TV sets that allow Dedede to see the viewers at home, but this is seemingly never brought up after the channel's debut episode or actually used in any episodes.
-*King Dedede finds all of the comedy shows to be very funny, even though he himself thought them up. The majority of these comedies seem to be spoofs of superheroes or celebrities. All others involve Escargoon being called stupid and/or being attacked by Dedede.
+*Despite claiming she despises TV, Tiff can be seen very infrequently enjoying Channel DDD, indicating she might not entirely hate TV.
-*The one that watches Channel DDD the least is Tiff, because she thinks television is stupid.
-**Most of the time, she only watches it against her will, as it's the only channel existed in Dream Land, and she often gets distracted by it when it shows up on TV.
-**However, she at least enjoys it once in a while.
 *Apart from Dedede himself, the resident of Dream Land that watches Channel DDD the most is Kirby.
-*In the core series, there is a similarly named network/group called [[Channel PPP]].
+*There exists a similarly named network/group that was introduced well after the anime's end, called [[Channel PPP]].
 **Both are presumably the only news stations in [[Dream Land]].